De Geer (noble family)
De Geer is the name of a political and trading family that still belongs to the Dutch and Swedish nobility today. Another family branch can also be found in Finland .
history
Lambier de Geer de Chênée (died 1399) is regarded as the lord of the family. In the 16th century, family members emigrated to Dordrecht and Amsterdam . One of Lambier's descendants, Louis de Geer (1587–1652), was born in the Belgian city of Liège and later established himself as an arms dealer in Sweden. In 1641 he was accepted into the Swedish nobility. Further increases in status took place in 1766, 1773 and 1797, when family members were transferred to the Swedish baron class . In the 19th century, he was raised to the rank of count . A family member returned to the Netherlands during the 18th century. The resulting Dutch branches de Geer van Jutphaas and de Geer van Oudegein were accepted into the new Dutch nobility in 1815; in the years 1822 and 1867 the elevation to baron for the first-born took place.
In Sweden the name is consistently written De Geer (with the capital letter D), in the Netherlands de Geer .
Diverse family members
- Louis de Geer (1587–1652), iron merchant, financial supporter of the Swedish government
- Carl De Geer (1720–1778), the Baron de Geer was a Swedish industrialist, scientist, zoologist and entomologist
- Karel Geer van Leufsta , Count, State Marshal and Chairman of the Swedish Diet (1823–1828)
- Jan Lodewijk Willem de Geer van Jutphaas (1784–1857), baron, Dutch politician
- Barthold Jacob van Lintelo baron de Geer van Jutphaas (1816–1903), baron, Dutch lawyer and linguist
- Louis de Geer (1818-1896), baron, first Prime Minister of Sweden (Sveriges State Minister)
- Louis de Geer (1854–1935), baron, Swedish politician (including Prime Minister)
- Gerard Jakob De Geer (1858–1943), baron, a Swedish geologist
- Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960), Jonkheer , Prime Minister (more precisely: Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of the Netherlands
- Sten De Geer (1886–1933), baron, Swedish geologist
- Gerhard de Geer (1889–1980), baron, Swedish actor
- Carl Johan De Geer (* 1938), Swedish artist and photographer